TAP’s Stopover Programme brought an additional 214,000 tourists to Portugal in 2023

TAP’s Portugal Stopover Programme was used by 214,000 tourists in 2023 allowing them to explore Lisbon or Porto during a one to ten day stopover on their outward or return journey.

Almost 50 per cent of TAP customers who made use of the Portugal Stopover programme in 2023 bought their tickets in Brazil and 20 per cent did so in the US.

São Paulo was the airport where most customers began their journeys with a stopover. This was followed by Rio de Janeiro, Recife and New York.

Brazilian passengers who travelled with the TAP stopover chose Paris, Rome and Madrid as their final destinations.

The most popular final destinations for Stopover customers from the US were Barcelona, Madrid and Rome. Funchal and Ponta Delgada were also among the top 10 final destinations favoured by Americans.

The Portugal Stopover programme allows TAP customers to travel to two destinations for the price of one, by including a stopover of between one to ten days in Lisbon or Porto, on the outward or return journey.

TAP also provides a second stopover in Portugal during the Stopover period, offering a 25 per cent discount on any domestic flight. Therefore, passengers making a stopover in Lisbon or Porto can also visit another Portuguese region during the stopover period (e.g. Azores, Madeira) with a 25% discount on the domestic flight.

Portugal Stopover customers have access to exclusive offers and discounts at 149 partners across the country, including hotels, restaurants, activities, tours, museums and cultural spaces, shopping and services, among others.

TAP’s Portugal Stopover Programme was recognised in 2023, for the fifth consecutive year, as the best in the world by the US magazine Global Traveler.